Hinge or hanger



UNITED STATES PTENT "SDFTFICEF d .TAiviEs G. BROOKS, voii RUsHvILLE, NEBRASKA.

HINGE R HANGER.

To all whom t may concern Y a citizen ofthe United States, residing` at Rushville, in the county of Sheridan and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in I-Iinges or Hangers; and I do herebyV declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled'in thev art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to devices for hanging or mounting storm windows and doors, Screens, and the like, in the casings or frames thereof, and has for its primary object the provision of novel and improved, yet simple and inexpensive means for detachably hanging or mounting the door, vvindow, screen or other barrier within its frame or casing and enabling the barrier to be readily applied and removed. Another object is the -provision of such a device enabling the barrier to be fastened and unfastened from the side opposite to the fastening means or hinge connection, such as for the purpose of enabling the door, window, screen or other barrier to he mounted in the frame or casing and fastened and unfastened from the inside, with the fastening means or hinge connection on the reX- terior.

A still further object is the provision of means carried by the barrier 'member and operable manually from one side of the barrier member and having means on the opl posite side movable into and out 'of engagement with keepers on the frame or'casing,

`thereby affording, convenient means for mounting the barrier member, with provision forY the quick and convenient application of the barrier to and the removal or demounting thereof from the frame or casing. 1

a With the foregoing and other object in view, which will be apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction and arrangement ofparts hereinafter .described and claimed, it being understood-that changes can 'be made'within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The linvention, isY illustrated vin' the accompanying drawing, wherein f Figure 1 is an elevation showing a pair of the hinges or hangers supporting the barrier i in closed position. Y

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the barrierV s Vswung open.

Fig. 3 isasection on the-line 3,-3 of Fig. 1. '-,The present improvementsl are useful for hinging or hangingasto-rm window'or door,

y Specification of Letters Patent. i' Patented Sept. 14:, 1920. Application filed June 4, 1920. serial' No. 386,445. i y

screen,qor other barrierL within the casing or s; frame' thereof, and the part 7 can be taken to ,s

represent any such .barrier to lbe demountably hinged or hung within its ,frame or cas- Keepers or the frame 8, and comprise shanks 9 which are shown asbeing pointed, so as tobe driven into the frame on the outer4 side thereof, and the outer terminals ofthe Shanks are bent into hooksl 10, the ends of'whichare the barrier 7 y adjacent to the vertical v.edge l thereof nearest the keepers, and these catches Y' comprise'the journal portionsll extending hinge members are carried by l transversely of the barrier from one side` thereof to the other, with hanger arms 12 extending' at an anglev from the outer ends of said journal portions. These arms 12 have hooks 18 to swing in a plane parallel bearings for the j o'set or separated portions 15'providing lbearings in which the journal portions 1l. are

ournal portions 11 consti- Y tute, as shown, doubled strips 14 secured-to ,the vertical edge ofthe barrier, and having i with the barrierfinto -the hooks 10 Vof the of the vbarrieroverwhich the Varms 17 canV snap when said arms are swung to move the (so mounted for rotation. As shown, one terminal 'of each strip 141 is extended beyond for protecting and reinforcing the'cornerrof the barrier, and making the structure more rigid.

Operating arms 17 extend at an angle:

from the inner' ends of the journal portions V11 in a direction opposite to the direction in which the arms 12 extend, and said arms 1 7 have finger pieces 18 extending at an angle from the free ends thereof away from the barrier at the inner side' thereof. Each catch or hinge member is bent of a single length ofwire vorv other suitable material, yas shown, and constitutes a, lever having'the journal or fulcrum portion 11 journaled through the barrier 'from one side tothe other, withtthe'short arm 12 on the outside andV having a'hook 13 or means to engage the keeper, and the long'arm 17 on the inside Vand having a finger piece or handle for swinging the hook 13 into and out oftengageinent withthe keeper. It is preferable to provide ystuds'19 on the inner surface hooks 13 through the keepers, thereby preventing accidental disconnection. These studs may be -headed tacks driven into the barrier, or the like, in the proper position vso that the arms 17 swing over said studs` or heads vof the tacks whenthe hooks 13` are swung v'into position in engagement with the keepers, as seen in Fig. 1. One of the hooks`15 is shown in Fig. 1 in dotted lines yin releasing position, and the hooks swing in opposite directionsinto the keepers in Y the arrangement shown.

I aid of the' finger vpieces 18, to move the hooks v'13toreleasing position, as'indicated in 'dotted lines 'in Fig. 1, yit is V`then an easy matter to swing lsaid catches orv levers by the 13 through the vhooks 10 of.l the keepers.

Thus when the arms 17 are swung on the inside of the barrier, this moves the hooks 13 'onfthe'outsidethrough the keepers, and the arms 17 are then retained in position by studsl19 other equivalent means. iThe :barrier: is then VfreeV to rswing open due to the A'hinge connection between'the hooks 13 of the catches and the hooks 10 Vof 'the keepers,

although the devices can be used at the oppo site 'vertical edges ofthe barrier and frame 'if desired. The barrier is readily removed,

the barrier, to withdraw the hooks 13 from the keepers, therebyieleasing.thebarrier so by swinging tlie arms 17 from the inside of that it can be readily taken in through'the Y opening.V Y Y Y 'Bytlie Aprovisin of thehooks orjhinge portions 10 of the keepers beinginclined, they can be so arranged as to facilitate the movementv of the1 hooks 13 therethrough when theba'rrier is in closed position, and to `impede or prevent the withdrawal of the l position, due' to1` the reversaltoif`L the positions ef` the liooksw'ith'respectto tlie keepersfas seen in'Fig. 2. fTl'iiswrill prevent-the'barrier b ein g"A taken down" freni the outside," without considerable difficulty, if Ekat -allalthoi-igh the lbarrier v'can fbe readily secured and vreleased 'from' the inside when' in "closedi position.

The keepers 1 -a'ndV catches c'an F -be readily and cheaply manufactured from wire or other st'ocl ,"arid the bearing vmembers also cheaply made, in order that' .the ldevices can be suppliedat 'sniallcost,` although they vcan -be made more elaborate within thel'scope' of the appended claims; -to'v suity ether` needs Sor circumstances, without departingfiromfthe principles involved.

. Having thusdescribed the finvei'i'tion, what i is claimed as new is 1. 'hinge comprising ahinge .member to be carried by one side a frame,f-and a hinge member having means yformountingfit onl a barrier for movement' in aplane paral-y lel with `'the vFbarrier, Land 'provided with means'on one side Vordetachab'ly engaging the first 'Vnamedhiiige'member andfnieanson the opposite sidef'for fmanual roperationSto move said II'1'eans--into'l andoutof engagementY with the first named hinge member.

2. hinge comprising alliinge member to Ybe carried byl one side ofvv a`r s trairie,l andM-a hinge member tolbe carriedby a' barrier having a Journal. 'portion toy extend Stromvone side of the'barrierto lthe' other, and arms named member, anchthe otherrarm beingv manually operable* for Imoving the first named arm te engage andfdisengagetheffirst named hinge member. V

3. In a `hinge construction, the combination witha frame anda barrierjof hinge Y members carried bythe Lframe,andpivoted hinge members-'carried by thewbar'rier, the

hinge members having loops and hooks movable into and out of engagement inl one position of the barrier' and so arranged as to prevent disengagement in the other position of the barrier.

4. In a hinge construction, the combina tion with a frame and a barrier, of hinge members carried by the frame having loops, and pivoted hinge members carried by the barrier having hook-s to move through said loops, said loops being arranged for the entrance and Withdrawal of the hooks When the barrier is in one position and to prevent the removal of the hooks when the barrier is inthe opposite position. i

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JAMES G. BROOKS.

Witnesses:

Y A. C. PLANTZ,

Gr. W. PLANTZ. 

